Did you know that many of the most prevalent and chronic diseases of adulthood are rooted in children’s experiences? When children experience significant adversity, this can disrupt other systems in the body, causing effects that have lifelong implications for health and well-being1. And yet, there is hope. Child-centered support and quality care fosters healthy development and can provide pathways to healing and resilience.
Children of the Nations (COTN) works in 5 countries, providing children with holistic care they need and deserve.
As the Social and Physical Care Program Leader for Children of the Nations International, I’m excited to cheer along the in-country staff as they work toward our end results.
Social care end result: children who can integrate their past experiences into their lives, maintain connections with their communities, achieve lasting and meaningful relationships, and thrive in school and in the workplace.
Physical care end result: children who are physically healthy with the ability to demonstrate and promote health in their lives, communities, and beyond.
January 2025 Update
Beginning January 1, 2025, I have expanded my role at Children of the Nations to include Physical Care. As the Social and Physical Care Program Leader, I will provide developmental support in both social and physical care areas and advocate for these programs in each implementing country. I am excited to apply my background in social work and public health, recognizing the deep connection between our minds and bodies. My aim is to foster collaboration and synergy across holistic care areas, ultimately promoting the best possible care for the children served in COTN programs.
To keep their administrative costs as low as possible, COTN asks all of its international staff to raise funds to support their department. Will you partner with me to support these initiatives to enhance the care of COTN children around the world?
1) National Scientific Council on the Developing Child (2020). Connecting the Brain to the Rest of the Body: Early Childhood Development and Lifelong Health Are Deeply Intertwined Working Paper No. 15. Retrieved from www.developingchild.harvard.edu.